A reader's journal sharing the insights of various authors and my take on a variety of topics, most often philosophy, religion & spirituality, politics, history, economics, and works of literature. Come to think of it, diet and health, too!

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

On
Violence
by Hannah Arendt (1968). Arendt gets a second listing in this short book. In
it, Arendt further updates her unique ideas about politics and challenges Mao Zedong:
political power doesn’t flow from the barrel of a gun, but from persuasion.
Guns are the mark of force; politics the realm of speech. Mao is right
about the role of force and coercion in our lives, but I think that Arendt
right about politics. Speech is the mark of democracy and reason.

About Me

I am currently living in Bucharest, Romania with my wife. I offer services as a freelance lawyer to other lawyers in the U.S. and abroad. I also blog @ http://sngabroad.blogspot.com and at http://greenleafadvocacy.com/persuasive-life-blog/